Why, ohh why…

…do the ladies of The View bug me, yet — I can’t say I hate the show? Whoopi has horrible reading skills, Joy’s always looking for a pocket in the buzzing conversation to fit a joke in, Sherri never stops talking, and Elisabeth gets political even if they’re talking about The Real Housewives of such-and-such. And, when Barbara Walters isn’t there, they’re like rabid animals. But, I like it.

…does everyone update their FB status/tweet to include the word “thunderstorm” once there’s a warning? Everyone’s a town crier.

…do people live on Facebook? If you spend a lot of time looking at your newsfeed or whatever, pay attention to what your face looks like as you’re doing it. I bet it’s blank, your mouth is hanging open and you’re slowly becoming a zombie.

…are brownies so good?! I mean, chocolate is OK, and cake isn’t bad — but nothing gets me like a brownie. I actually would do just about anything for a brownie sundae right now. Maybe later, though.

…are horoscopes so hilarious? While getting my coffee this a.m., I heard a woman reading a paper at a nearby table go, “Yes. 5 stars!” and as she continued to read, she said, “Yep. That’s true. That makes sense.” Awesomely hilarious. I mean, I can relate to everyone’s horoscope somehow. It scares me that people put that much stock in it. I bet she’s on FB a lot, too.

…don’t they make Disney ice pops anymore? I would still buy them.

…are people so crazy about the Olympics? It’s on, like, alllll day for like, 17 days. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

…do stores sell out of beach chairs in July? Yesterday, a sales associate at Target told us it was because “it’s not summer anymore,” — complete with air quotes, then adding, “we’re moving our Christmas stuff in, now.”

WHAT?!

I tweeted Target, who is now reviewing this with their buyers. Look how powerful I am. /sarcasm.

in order: because a good bathing suit is worth every penny!
Like Me:) the view is(for you) a guilty pleasure!
they do?
Facebook is the next level is human sociology, face
it and deal with it!
no woman can resist chocolate and a perfect brownie is
just that, Perfect(again like me:)
There is a lot in the reading of the stars mandycake,
But i agree, there is also a lot of BS in the mass
media marketing of it!
Yes they do mandycake, two words SHOP RITE!
again mass media marketing.
and again marketing.

Seeing all of these FB statuses about the storm and people are saying they are rushing to the store for essentials, not going out at all, canceling their shopping or errands, staying home from work etc. Me? I calmly went to work and still intend on doing errands afterwards.

Of course, if anything bad happens then I’ll be the idiot. But its making me laugh, thinking about how people react this way when it snows as well.

Everyone has to run to the market for bread, milk and eggs. Seriously? Is French Toast the only thing you eat when you are housebound??!

PS – I adore brownies, hot fudge brownie sundaes and chocolate cake that is so rich!

Great post, Amanda! I hate the early season change at stores, too. The last week in June the back to school stuff went out at Target- school was out for less than a week! And God help you if you need something summery during summer. Last year I went nuts trying to find water shoes in July for my son. And yes, gooey brownies are the best. Not the cake-like kind; and no nuts please- they distract from the taste.

The bathing suit thing also arose from stores being out of things too early. Instead of running around like a crazy person, looking for a bathing suit, much less one that fit the way I’d be comfortable with — which also meant trying a bazillion on, which I am N-O-T a fan of — I forked over extra dough to order a suit online that I knew for a fact I’d be happy with (I have one already).

Love the Olympics. Love love love. Can’t wait for Friday and to watch it all the time. Always have, always will.

To solve the expensive bathing suit sitch, I have made a habit of buying more tops, but only a couple of plain black bottoms (pretty sure they’re from Target actually). Less money, more room to mix and match…. and black bottoms will make you look skinnier. Yay!

I would also appreciate if anyone can still find Flinstones push-up pops. Loved the orange ones!

I can’t believe I’m announcing this in ‘public’ but I don’t like brownies. Never have. If they’re made up of approximately 50% cream cheese I might choke one down but I don’t like them any other way. If I want something cakey, I eat cake. If I want something fudgy, I eat fudge. That being said, the Brooklyn Pickle in Syracuse makes an amazing cream cheese brownie… because it’s more like a slice of cake. And now I want it.

Yeeesssss to the Disney pops. Last month, I was on a mission to find Flinstone Push-Up pops because I had it on good authority that they still existed. I think they lied because I couldn’t find them anywhere.

The no summer stuff at stores in JULY pisses me off. I realized that I needed to get another pair of shorts this week. I only have one pair that I like and fits well and I can’t wear them all the time. Off to the outlets. Nope… no shorts ANYWHERE. And I am going on vacation in October where I will need shorts. Excellent. I am now stuck trying to figure out a size/style/brand and buy them online.

I also have a baby that had a growth spurt this week and no longer fits in any of her summer clothes. Do the stores have summer clothes for kids??? Nope. Poor child is now wearing too small outfits plus random pieces of summer clothes I was able to find (which are the ugly outfits no parent would buy for their kids that were left in the stores). Too bad it won’t get cold enough to wear winter clothes until October. I am considering having my sister who lives down south go shopping down there for summer clothes and mail them up.

You have to get the Dear Abby recipe for brownies – easy peasy to make (I always double the batch) and you seem like a kitchen goddess when you pass them out (if you’re willing to give up any) bc they are THAT GOOD. I don’t even bother with the frosting part most of the time.

I just say beach chairs for sale this week. Check out BJ’s Warehouse (you don’t HAVE to have a membership card, but they charge you a certain percentage more) – and also at Ocean state Job Lot (it’s my new place to find things that I may, or may not need, at really low prices!)

Did you ever notice that horoscopes NEVER rate a day below ’5′ for ANYONE? I know that I certainly have had a few days that rate a 2, 3, or 4!

Olympics. YES! They only occur every 2 years (if you count both the summer & winter) – so 17 days is not that bad. I love the opening ceremony especially… and jump around between events that strike my fancy.

I only watch gymnastics and men’s swimming. Gymnastics are just so cool to me. How do they make their bodies do that? Men’s swimming, well,…is a lot of eye candy!

Brownies are the best.

The View is so far removed from how I feel as a “woman” that they could be speaking martian as far as I’m concerned.

Facebook. It is so freaking boring. I try to get into it every few years but I can’t. My cousin was FB bullied by her soon to be ex husband and then later by her/our step cousin which led to a huge family fight at my grandma’s funeral. It’s just too easy to be mean to people on FB. Not too happy with my family right now.

I enjoy FB because it makes me feel good about myself/keeps me in check. If I’m complaining about something I simply look at my News Feed and remind myself not to be one of “them”.

As for the Olympics, it is a nice change to have sports that would normally not be televised (unless on ESPN346 or Sundays at 4pm – between nothing and the news) be put in the limelight. Olympics: Athletes who train for their lives to have limited chances at glory. Pro Sports: Whiney entertainers who are gifted with an ability that causes them to be overpaid.